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''Ménage à 3'' is a webcomic created and drawn by Giz (Gisèle Lagacé), and co-written by Giz and Dave Zero1. It started on May 17, 2008. ''Ménage à 3'' centers around the life of Montreal-resident and lifelong virgin Gary. Upon losing his old roommates Matt & Dillon on short notice (they decided to be an official gay couple), Gary is desperate to find a couple of new roomies to pay the rent. Luckily, Matt and Dillon put an ad in the local paper to find new people in need of shared living, and before long, the search pays off. Things change drastically for Gary when two girls, [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl|Zii]] and [[Hello, Nurse!|DiDi]], suddenly share his apartment. Zii, obviously perplexed by Gary's purity, decides it's best for him to become more of a man and sets her goal to make him more confident and lose his virginity.
The comic is a [[Slice of Life]] comedy with a sitcom atmosphere and a predilection for sexual jokes. Almost all main characters, [[Mr. Fanservice|males included]], get their naked shot, and many of the storylines revolve around the main characters' sexuality or relationships.
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* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]:
** DiDi [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20080904.html causes this] [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20080906.html a lot].
** [[Yaoi Fangirl|Zii]] is easily [[Guy
* [[Dope Slap]]: DiDi's [[Good Angel, Bad Angel]] gives her one when she fantasizes about punching out Yuki {{spoiler|to get Gary to give her an orgasm}}.
* [[Double Standard]]:
** Zii [http://www.menagea3.net/strips-ma3/being_pimped calls Gary out] for offering her up for a threesome without asking, and rightfully so. But this is not very different from ''many'' things Zii has done to other people over the years. This also comes just a couple panels after Zii ''didn't'' call out ''Amber'' [[Double Standard Rape (Female On Male)|for tricking Gary]] [[Questionable Consent|into giving her oral]].
** After hearing Gary slept with Kiley instead of Yuki, Zii is ready to tear into him for cheating... despite the fact that Zii has had no problem with breaking up two prior relationships before.
* [[Double Standard Rape (Female On Male)]]: How exactly do you think [http://www.menagea3.net/strips-ma3/sensory_deprivation this strip] would've been received if the genders were reversed?
* [[Drop What You Are Doing]]: Being around the main characters can be a bad idea when you're holding something fragile.
* [[Dropped a Bridget On Him|Dropped A Bridget On Her]]:
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** Kiley does this to Yuki to stop her from tearing up every magazine with naked men in the store where she works. She even says this exact line. [[Captain Obvious|Well, y'know, except for the "man" part]].
** Performed by DiDi on Zii {{spoiler|when she considers sex (then a threesome) as a way of apologizing for breaking Gary's rare Transformer toy}}.
* [[Girl
** Though they seem to be reacting more like [[Cuteness Proximity]] than [[Distracted By the Sexy]]. Of course, the stripper manages to regain the crowd's attention in the ''following'' comic this way.
* [[Girls Are Really Scared of Horror Movies]]: After seeing DiDi's [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20081213.html reaction] to a scene in ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'', Zii wants to watch another scary movie with her; however, they end up watching ''[[REC]]'', and both get scared.
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** [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20090430.html Poor Gary], especially since it's [[Not What It Looks Like]]. Though it looks like [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100112.html he had it easy]. ** Later, Yuki goes on an epic rampage, kicking every man she meets in the street after a psychotic break {{spoiler|when Sonya pulls out a strap-on right after she ''almost'' got over her condition enough to go down on Gary}}. Right after she calms down, {{spoiler|she overhears some guys talking about art her father drew of two characters based on her having tentacle sex together and presumably flies to Japan to continue with her dad}}.
** Implied in [http://www.menagea3.net/strips-ma3/i_touched_it this strip]. Poor Gary.
* [[Guy
* [[Hand or Object Underwear]]: Gary first tries to use a pillow, then, when DiDi takes it away from him (in her sleep), Lita (which, according to Zii is [[Groin Attack|a really bad idea]]), then finally, when Zii startles him and he drops Lita, his hands.
** Matt mentions the end of a [[Orphaned Punchline|funny story]] about Gary where he ends up using a ''jar of pickles'' this way.
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* [[Hot Mom]]: May be [[Generic Cuteness]], but that internet troll's mother -- [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100724.html oooh].
* [[I Banged Your Mom]]: Zii does this as [[Disproportionate Retribution|vengeance on an internet troll]] [[Irony|with this in his sig line]].
* [[
* [[Idiot Hair]]: [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100701.html Gary and Zii]
* [[Inherently Funny Words]]: [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20091117.html "Begonias"] according to [[Word of God|DaveZero]]
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** When Amber describes to Zii how wonderful she felt when Gary used the "Swirly-Go-Round" technique on her, she says it was the "Best. Orgasm. '''Ever.'''" Zii gets angry because she feels Gary has been holding out on her.
** Gary thinks Yuki is the "Best girlfriend ever" when {{spoiler|1=she tells DiDi that she must stay naked around him all the time}}.
* [[
* [[Irony]]: Sandra's dialogue [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100424.html in] [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100427.html these] [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100429.html strips].
* [[Jizzed in My Pants]]:
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* [[The Ladette]]: Zii
* [[Ladykiller in Love]]: Looks like Zii is heading towards being a [[Gender Flip|Gender Flipped]] example as of June 7, 2011 (NSFW.)
* [[Last
* [[Late to The Punchline]]: Gary gets one when he actually sees Zii as a ''girl'', rather than just a friend (December 12, 2009, NSFW.)
* [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]]: Zii makes a reference to how much time she's spent as Gary's roommate. To express the frustrations she's caused him, he responds with [[Webcomic Time|a time frame that matches up with the amount of years the comic had run at the time.]]
{{quote| '''Zii''': It's only been a ''month'' since I moved in!<br />
'''Gary''': Really? Feels like two years. }}
* [[Let's Wait
* [[Little Black Dress]]: DiDi [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20110312.html wears one] for her date with {{spoiler|Sandra.}}
* [[Long List]]: [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100204.html DiDi's list of guys she considers inviting to the play].
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Didi counts as a [[Incredibly Lame Joke|pair]] of these. Her nickname clearly alludes to her [[Gag Boobs|cup size]], and her actual first name, Désirée, is [[Bilingual Bonus|the female form of the French equivalent to the verbal adjective "desired"]].
* [[Me Love You Long Time]]: Gary is trying to invoke this with Yuki. Unfortunately, Yuki [[Does Not Like Men]].
* [[Mile
* [[Metaphorgotten]]
{{quote| '''Gary''': Trolling's a fishing term. It means to lure a fish in with bait. He baited you until you bit, and then you were hooked, which got you caught, and then you were banned like a halibut.}}
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** There's also Gary's earlier [[Dream Sequence]] (January 10, 2009).
** Yuki has a dream {{spoiler|where she sees Gary as a female tentacle monster}}.
* [[Nipple
** The trope was played straight early on. Only later did the authors decide it was too much work and start showing nipples. You wouldn't notice going through the archives though, as they [[Orwellian Retcon|edited away]] some of the more dubious instances of [[Scenery Censor]].
* [[No Bisexuals]]:
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* [[Running Gag]]: People walking in on Matt having sex on the couch.
* [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud]]: [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100710.html "Yoink!"]
* [[Saying Too Much]]: After Zii breaks one of Gary's Transformers and learns that it was a highly rare [
* [[Scenery Censor]]: Flat-out abused at times, although the most obvious examples were [[Orwellian Retcon|edited out]] of the archived versions of the strips.
** Breasts and buttocks are fair game though.
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* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Everyone, frequently.
* [[Shock Party]]: Zii's "Surprise 6-some" for Yuki (January 11, 2010, NSFW.)
* [[Shout
** As a result of Gary's geekhood, he wears a lot of shirts with various symbols/logos on them. Example: the [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100220.html 2/20/10 update]: [[Dragonball Z Abridged|a ghost-Nappa shirt.]]
** In [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20080821.html this early strip], Gary regains consciousness muttering [[Ranma One Half|"Nyan-nii-chuan"]].
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** Later, {{spoiler|Yuki realizes that she's attracted to Gary, and leaves Zii alone.}}
* [[Stereotype Reaction Gag]]
* [[Stop Helping Me!]]: Or at least Gary might need to tell Zii that very soon. Or tell Yuki how not to carry somebody downstairs.
* [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]: Dillon, in story and in the [[Fandom]]. Him as Black Canary was a low blow.
* [[Statuesque Stunner]]:
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* [[The Immodest Orgasm]]: The Swirly-Go-Round technique made it possible for {{spoiler|Gary}} to do this to Amber...and later to {{spoiler|Kiley}}.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: Zii's flashbacks to previous "escapades" include two recurring non-named characters, possibly members of the band she used to be in.
* [[Three
* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]:
** Zii.
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* [[Webcomic Time]]: As per [[Word of God|Giz]], [http://www.pixietrixcomix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15&p=129801#p129787 only 4 weeks have passed in the 2 years the comic has been running].
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100624.html here.]
* [[Wham! Episode]]:
** {{spoiler|And (combined with essentially a Wham Character) Zii getting a boyfriend who was seen only once literally hundreds of strips earlier and who Zii's entire interaction with prior was (intended as) a one night stand}}
** {{spoiler|Gary finally loses his virginity-- ''to Kiley'', who he just met less than an hour before.}}
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** Yuki's eyes become spirals when she goes into the "TENTACLLLLES!" mode.
** Hearts and stars for eyes appear for several characters.
* [[With Friends Like These...]]: It's a given that without Zii in his life, Gary would still be surrounded mostly by gay men (but still would have eventually had a run-in with {{spoiler|Amber}}). However, some of the things Zii does (such as trying to prevent DiDi having [[Pity Sex]] with Gary) makes you wonder if she ever actually intends to go through with her promise of getting him laid by 30. In fact, when he ends up making progress the encounters are NOT set up by Zii: First Senna, then {{spoiler|Amber}}, and finally {{spoiler|Kiley}}.
** {{spoiler|[http://www.menagea3.net/strips-ma3/twice_a_day Looks like she FINALLY made herself useful - and how.]}}
* [[Wrong Name Outburst]]: {{spoiler|Didi calls out Gary's name while having sex with Matt.}}
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